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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Milford: HMS Milford was a 22-gun ship launched in 1654 as HMS Fagons. She was renamed HMS Milford in 1660 and was burnt by accident in 1673. HMS Milford (1690) was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1690 and captured by the French in 1693.
The Battle off Yarmouth took place on 28 March 1777 during the American Revolutionary War off the coast of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. [3] The battle is the first American armed vessel to engage the British Navy. The British vessel HMS Milford forced the American USS Cabot aground and the American crew escaped among the inhabitants of Yarmouth.
- 28 March 1777
- Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
- British victory
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Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 2,000 shp (1,491 kW) Speed. 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) Complement. 95. Armament. 2 × QF 4 in (100 mm) Mk V guns (2×1) 4 × .5-inch anti-aircraft machine guns (1×4) HMS Milford was a Shoreham -class sloop [a] of the British Royal Navy built at Devonport Dockyard in 1931–1932.
Jun 10, 2022 · After sailing out of Boston it soon ran into the HMS Milford, a far more capable British vessel. After being forced aground in Nova Scotia, it became the first American ship ever to fall into enemy hands when the British captured it and refitted it for service in the Royal Navy.
Oct 7, 2017 · HMS Milford's own course was reported as 048°, speed 16 knots. At 1636A/7, Milford's signal timed 1619A/7 was received. It gave Milford's position as 00°20'S, 08°50'E. She reported the submarine bearing 030°, steering 060°, distance 7 nautical miles.
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- The Royal Navy
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Jan 3, 2018 · Several months ago we discussed the defeat of the Newburyport Privateer Yankee Hero following a running battle with the HMS Milford. The engagement took place off the Massachusetts coast on June 6, 1776. Since our posting, a common question we have received is “what happened to the crew of the Yankee Hero?”
HMS Milford was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. On June 6, 1776, the Milford captured the American privateer Yankee Hero, a 14-gun, single-deck sloop, after a two hour battle. The Americans had believed they were chasing a merchantman, but reversed course when they...
